Classroom Discipline as Manifestation of Adolescents’ Attitude to Learning
The promotion paper was worked out at the Pedagogy Department of the Faculty of
Education and Psychology of the University of Latvia from September, 2003 till
August, 2008.
Problem
Nowadays the main stress in the teacher’s work for the prevention of inadmissible
activities should be put on the promotion of adolescents’ positive attitude to learning,
the encouragement of their self-regulated learning activities and the adoption of
social conventions in cooperation with their peers, thus favouring the observance of
classroom discipline. The promotion of the young generation’s learning cannot be
successful if the learners are incapable of self-regulated activities and observing the
existing social conventions i.e. classroom discipline. The already worked out
theories of classroom discipline cannot be adopted directly in Latvia, taking into
consideration the earlier experience of authoritarian times. Therefore it is necessary
to analyse the present situation in Latvia to understand which teacher’s activities
promote classroom discipline and on the basis of the results of the research find
solutions appropriate to the educational environment of Latvia.
Practical significance of the research
1. Within the limits of the research was made up and approbated a system of criteria
and their levels of adolescents’ learning discipline, which can be used when carrying
out a research in the sphere of classroom discipline.
2. Was worked out and approbated system of criteria and their levels of the teachers’
activities in the promotion of classroom discipline.
3. The conclusions of the research on the activities promoting adolescents’ classroom
discipline can be used not only for the promotion of adolescents’ classroom
discipline, but also for other age developmental stages in order to promote the
improvement of classroom discipline.